Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Our volunteers perform annual inspections of local homes, cottages and businesses in an effort to ensure that every home is protected with working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Install CO alarms on every level of the home, near sleeping areas and according to manufacturers instructions. Don’t place them near windows or vents, bathrooms or heating or fuel burning appliances. Test once a month by pushing the ‘test’ button and replace batteries annually and units as required (typically 7 to 10 years)....

Check out the Dysart ‘Kill-A-Watt’ Electricity Usage Monitor loan program. The municipality owns two of these devices that read the hydro consumption of any plugged in and operating device in the home or office. The idea is that you can use this device to identify the big energy suckers and try to find ways to reduce the energy used. If you’d like to borrow this tool, please contact info@dysartetal.ca to request its use at no charge. Click here for instructions on how to use the Kill-a-Watt....